The top attractions in Zagreb

This beautiful cathedral (one of the nicest I've seen in my life) is in the neighbourhood of Kaptol in the middle of the city on top of a hill. Its towers rise into the sky forcing your gaze upward, which I think is one of its most

Facing the Cathedral and next to the municipal food market in the neighborhood of Dolac, there is a beautiful square that is home to the fruit and vegetable market in Zagreb. Strolling among its stalls, one realizes the importance of

In the highest area of ​​historic Zagreb this church is characterized by its roof with red, blue and white representing the coat of arms of Zagreb. The building was constructed by Venetian masters, even the baroque bell tower is an

This mid-13th century tower has a legend, and what a legend! Supposedly, a cannon shot fired from the Lotrscak tower (which guards the south gate) crossed the Sava River and landed in a Turkish camp, right when a chicken dish was

I have not been to Vienna but the pictures and television have given me an idea of ​​a majestic city, elegant, perfect, clean, historic but not old. When I arrived in Zagreb I had a similar feeling. The only difference is that the

This is a lovely garden that is part of the Lenuci Horseshoe, an area of ​​green space in the Lower City of Zagreb. It opened in the year 1899 as a landscaped garden. The most photographed part is a small lake with a bridge that

Only one of the city's four gates, the eastern one, has been preserved and this leads to the Gradec neighbourhood. Apart from being practical, it's also surrounded by a legend which is very important to Zagreb's citizens ve are very

When you exit the Stone Gate in the Gradec neighborhood you can see this small statue in a little niche. It depicts Dora, the heroine of an eighteenth century novel ("The Goldsmith's Gold") who lived here with her father. The statue

The Croatian Museum of Naive Art has more than 1,850 works of art - paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints - mainly by Croatian artists. The permanent exhibition was established in accordance with the maxim of Naive Art as an

Cemeteries! Always a frightening place to visit! But this is magical, really one of the most beautiful cemeteries I've ever seen. If you go to Zagreb, don't hesitate to catch a city bus to visit. It's surrounded by a wall of about 5

This is both the geographic, and the symbolic centre of Zagreb. It lies on the border between the high medieval city and the nineteenth century modern town. It's a strange square, rectangular, and surrounded by many buildings of

Continuing towards the Gradec, the street Tkalciceva is full of bars and restaurants with terraces and a very young atmosphere despite only being mid-afternoon. This street invites you to sit and have a beer, a coffee or an ice cream.

This is one of the most popular walks in Zagreb, but it will take a bit of care to find it, especially if you're beginning on Ivana Tkalcica Street and walking uphill (in my opinion, the best way to go). You have to take a small lane

There's a Monet painting that can be seen in the Houses of Parliament at different times of day. It is a 2 x 1, or even 4 x 1. You can see different things starting from the same point. It's almost magical. When I left the train

The immense Josip Jelacic Square is the geographical center of Zagreb. It's where tons of trams begin and end their journeys. Almost all the houses which line it are from the 19th century, and in the heart of the square is the statue

One of the prints that is most characteristic that a traveller that visits this Croatian capital is the big number of trams, most of them very old, that go over the streets. I was left wanting to get on one, only for pleasure,

Banski Dvori was once the home to the Viceroys is now the presidential palace. The building is composed of two baroque mansions and was actually bombed by the federal army in 1991 in an attempt to assassinate President Franjo Tudjman.

This baroque church was built by the Jesuits in the first half of the seventeen century (between 1620 and 1632). There are six side chapels and a sanctuary with a low altar in front of an illusionistic composition representing St.

Among the three classical arts (architecture, sculpture and painting), sculpture has always been a favorite of mine. And it was a truly great surprise to arrive in Zagreb and find one of my favorite sculptors, Ivan Meštrović! This

Although you need to get a tram, the number 4, to Zagreb from the center it's worth going to Maximilian park. Why? I'm going to list the reasons:
1. It is populated by huge trees, several ponds with geese, a stream with fish that

Don't leave the cathedral without going for a walk around its outer perimeter beginning with the sixteenth century round tower. You can see both the outside of the cathedral and the rest of the old walls that surrounded Kaptol. These

In St. Markus Square is where one can find the emblematic church, and where we can also find the parliament. Constructed in 1910, wherestood buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. Its neoclassical style isn´t so much inside the

In the centre of the square is a statue of the Croatian poet Petar Rendic Preradovic, sculpted by Ivan Preradovic (1818 - 1872). He was born in the village of Grabrovnica, which was part of the military border of Austria, to a Serbian

The steeple of this church is famous for tourists, and is fully visible from nearly all the corners of the upper town. It faces the first part of Ivana Tkalcica street, but the front facade can easily go unnoticed, a little bit behind

A very interesting history is hidden in this street. In the past, where today you can see Ivana Tkalcica street, a little stream flowed. A bridge, demolished in 1899, crossed it. Since the Middle Ages, it was the scene of very bloody

Without a doubt one of the most beautiful and spectacular things to see in Zagreb, and in particular in the lower Habsburg city. At the centre is the majestic Croatian National Theatre, surrounded by a beautiful garden with flower

The Archaelogical Museum of Zagreb was founded in 1846, and is located in the Palace of Vranyczany-Hafner. There are 460,000 exhibits within. In the prehistoric collection, you can find information about the development of many

Attractions in Zagreb

The best things to do in Zagreb

Most places to visit in Zagreb are located in one of the city's symbolically defined areas. These emblematic areas of the city are the upper city or Gornji grad, the lower town or Donji grad, and Kapol, and they all offer lots of stuff to do in Zagreb. In the Upper Town, you'll find the Tower Lotrscak, which dates from the thirteenth century, and the Stone Gate, which since ancient times has served as the city wall and which today houses the small chapel of San Marcos.

There are many things to do in Zagreb within the Lower City like seeing Green Horseshoe, an ensemble created by architect Milan Lenucci that combines squares and green layers in the village. The Croatian National Theatre is in the western part of the Green Horseshoe and is one of the city's most beloved monuments.

The Kapol area also offers important things to see in Zagreb like the Cathedral, which is another symbol of the city, and Ban Jelacic Square, the central space between the upper and the lower parts of the city. The central square, another one of the main attractions in Zagreb, was built in the Second World War and today is the commercial and financial center of the city. The Regent Esplanade is one of the most iconic Zagreb attractions, and has almost the same importance to the city's inhabitants as the Cathedral and the National Theatre.

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